Earth Defense Force 2017 - 40 bucks of awesome

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Any self respecting 360 owner that likes blowing shit up needs to get this game.  Sure it's littered with graphic problems and there's really no production values but EDF is the epitome of fun.  You just run around, shoot a metric ton of enemies, collecting weapons and armor points building up your character as you go along.  Infact you'll need to go back and do some level grinding to attack some of the later levels or harder difficulty settings but it doesn't feel like boring, repetitive rpg level grinding.  At least this is fun. This game also has the best use of scale since Shadow of the Colossus...hell, I think EDF does it even better.   You really feel like some tiny speck fighting against absolutely monstrously huge enemies.  And the ammount of enemies they throw at you sometimes is fucking insane.  Your screen will be full of fire and blood....just total chaos....and the last 4 levels alone are some of the most mind blowing, intense moments ever put in a videogame.

Crazy, crazy fucking game.

[MrAngryFace]

I dunno, its a little too basic for me. Nothing about the combat has the right amount of feedback. I mean the levels with the alien gunships are just sad. Lots of slowdown, gunships bumping into each other, getting stuck under bridges, bumping into the ground. The ants werent much better. Why do buildings fall to one grenade?

The animation in the game is pretty bleh, and while the weapons are neat there just isnt enough going on in the mission itself. Like one mission says protect civilians from ants or some shit and I didnt see one civilian just more ants. Granted, the scale is neat, but I think at this point I could argue that the Godzilla fighting games are better on a technical level.

[Himu]

HITLER!

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Well, like I said the game has as shit ton of tech problems like how the massive UFOs just sink into the ground when you take 'em down, the way the camera all the sudden drops to your ankles pointing out stuff in the distance while fucking up the controls of your character in the process, the fps going from 30 to 5 in the drop of a hat, the janky animation of the main character, or even the lack of an auto save....all those things annoy me and in most games I wouldn't bother to go on but I'm just having too much fun with EDF.  The real problem with the game imo is that is starts off way too slow and that's when you have to struggle through the tech issues to get to the real meat of it all.  At around level 10-15 or so I became hooked.


Hey Himuro! 

[tiesto]

I saw this in the store the other day but picked up Kororinpa instead... I'm pretty interested in the EDF series after hearing NeoGAF discussion on it, simple pick-up-and-play is what I like... but I definitely want to at least rent this game to see if it's really my cup of tea.

[Mr. Gundam]

EDF3/2017 is very fun, but the lack of Pale Wing (jetpack girl from EDF2) takes away from an otherwise enjoyable gaming experience.

If you can swing it, import a copy of EDF2 for your PS2 during Play Asia's 20% off sale.

[G The Resurrected]

Been playing EDF2 all night long. Is 40 bucks the budget price now for 360 games? I'll end up getting the game someday but for now EDF2 can spin some more.

[tiesto]

EDF3/2017 is very fun, but the lack of Pale Wing (jetpack girl from EDF2) takes away from an otherwise enjoyable gaming experience.

If you can swing it, import a copy of EDF2 for your PS2 during Play Asia's 20% off sale.

How does EDF2 compare to 3? Is it better in playability? I'm not really concerned with graphics.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

I keep hearing how superior EDF2 is to EDF3, mainly because of the jet pack character, but I just don't know how EDF2 would be able to match the sheer ammount of enemies on screen that EDF3 throws at you seeing that it's on the PS2.  However after playing EDF3 I'd love to be able to find a copy of EDF2 and try it for myself.

Does EDF2 have anything that compares to level 51 in EDF3?  You know, the one with a bombed out Tokyo at sunset while literally an army of walkers, aircraft, ufos, ants, and spiders waits for you in the distance?  I want more of that.  So fucking intense.

[MrAngryFace]

Too bad the combat with said ufos/ants/spiders isnt actually fun. It actually just feels like some task. CLEAR RED DOTS HERE! MOVE ON! CLEAR RED DOTS THERE! MOVE ON!

[hyp]

i agree, w/ pocketfudge.  this game rocks.  BUY IT NOW.

[demi]

waiting for review copy to come in

[MrAngryFace]

I dunno, I like giant stuff as much as the next guy, but this game is REALLY basic.

[hyp]

^^ it's basically a shmup in 3rd person perspective.   yea, it's pretty damn basic.